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EVENTS BY BOULDER WEEKLY STAFF
If your organization is planning an event of any kind, please email Caitlin at crockett@boulderweekly.com. A WEEKEND CARNE ASADA OUTDOOR BARBECUE — PRESENTED BY CAFFÈSOLE.
6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29, Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder. Reservations required (limited to 50 people): caffesole.com/reservations. Tickets are $20. Stay safe while enjoying delicious food with live music at Caffè Sole’s carne asada outdoor barbecue, Aug. 28 and 29. Dinner — prepared by Chef Leonard Muñoz-Corona — will be served traditional family style per table, with a choice between a mixed grilled meat platter (arrachera steak, pollo adobado, chorizo) or a vegetarian grilled platter (marinated portobello mushrooms, nopales, red bell peppers). Sides, substitutions, dessert (crème brûlée, chocoflan, fruit galettes) and beverages are not included in the $20 dinner ticket. Music for Friday evening’s feast will be provided by Victor Mestas, Bill Kopper and Raoul Rossiter. Saturday night features the music of Bill McCrossen, Eric Gunnison and Raoul Rossiter. Reservations are required at caffesole.com/reservations.
QUEENS OF SONG — PRESENTED BY BDT.
6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, bdtstage.com. Tickets are $35. Bring a blanket or some camping chairs and enjoy two of Denver’s most powerful divas performing an outdoor concert at BDT Stage. Sheryl Renee and Anna High, accompanied by pianist Eric Weinstein, will bring their incredible vocal prowess to BDT’s outdoor stage for two exclusive shows. And of course, since it’s BDT Stage, dinner is included with the price of the show. Appetizers, upgraded entrees and a cookie will be served with the “picnic” meal. Limited to 112 patrons per show, parties larger than four will be assigned multiple plots. Plots will be assigned based upon who purchased first. Earlier buyers will get closer plots.
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OPERA IN THE PARK — PRESENTED BY BOULDER OPERA COMPANY.
7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, boulderoperacompany.com Admission is free, but registration is required. Join Boulder Opera Company for a night of opera’s greatest tunes and stories under the stars, featuring Boulder’s very own rising stars singing hits by Rossini, Englebert Humperdinck and more — true fun for the whole family. The concert will feature local singers such as Phoenix Gayles, Ekaterina Kotcherguina, Daniela Guzman, Jennifer Burks, Kelly Riordan, Armando Contreras, Dianela Acosta, Oliver Poveda and Santiago Gutierrez. This event has a capped attendance with mandatory registration. All parties must maintain a minimum of 6 feet of distance at all times and wear a face covering. Those feeling unwell and those vulnerable to COVID are asked to stay home.
300 DAYS — PRESENTED BY BACKPORCH SERIES.
5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Dairy Arts Center Parking Lot, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, thedairy.org. Tickets are $20. The Dairy has a safe way for you to enjoy live music during the pandemic: the Backporch Series. With The Dairy’s loading dock as a stage, and its shaded parking lot providing a safely distanced and masked audience area, you can enjoy a real live concert. On Aug. 30 catch 300 Days, a bluegrass band with a catalog of fiery original tunes. The powerful vocals and acrobatic fiddle playing of Melissa McGinley, finely honed songwriting by mandolinist and guitarist Nick Dunbar, and tight rhythms of jazz-trained Dave “Pump” Solzberg on upright bass have been electrifying audiences across Colorado. Concessions including beer and wine will be available for purchase (credit card only).
COVID STORY GATHERING.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder, museumofboulder.org. Share your COVID-era story with one of the Museum of Boulder curators. Stop by the Museum between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sept. 2 to have your story video recorded and to share photographs and artifacts from your life over the past few months. Stories about experiences with or caused by the coronavirus are welcome, but curators would love to hear about what has been most important for you, or what has had the greatest impact on your life “since March.” (If you are unable to visit the museum and would like to share your story, you can fill out a survey online, accessible at museumofboulder.org.)
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